Course overview

Experience the reef in a new light with the SSI Night Diving specialty on Ambergris Caye, exploring the Belize Barrier Reef after sunset. Off San Pedro you learn light handling, navigation and signalling while encountering nocturnal species such as eels, rays and sleeping sharks.

What you’ll learn

• Plan and execute safe night dives
• Handle primary and backup lights
• Signal and stay in contact with your buddy at night
• Navigate confidently in darkness
• Manage entries, exits and buoyancy after dark
• Recognise nocturnal marine behaviour

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Comfortable with buoyancy and basic navigation
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Night dives

   Light-handling briefing followed by night dives along the reef off San Pedro, observing nocturnal life among the coral heads.

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